Wondering how to enjoy the national parks through the winter? Download a digital version of the Essential Park Guide, Winter 2016-17, for a nice variety of ideas. You could consider visiting Big Bend National Park in Texas, exploring the newest national monument, Katahdin Woods and Waters, or go ice climbing at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Those are just some of the articles contained in this full-color guide. Winter is peak season in Everglades National Park and neighboring Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, as it is in Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada. But, it’s the low season in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. For those who venture there, however, the lack of leaves in the forests opens up vistas normally hidden in summer.

You can see where this is going. There are so many ways to enjoy the national parks this winter that your toughest task won’t be finding possibilities; it more likely will be deciding on which one or two to pursue.

Priced at just $1.99, this is a great guide for your personal parks library. If you haven't already, consider downloading a digital copy of our Essential Park Guide, Fall 2016, for your library. You can find it on this page.